Brecknock Rural District

Brecknock was a rural district in the administrative county of Breconshire, Wales, from 1894 - 1974. The district surrounded, but did not include, the town of Brecon, which was a separate municipal borough.

Brecknock
Area
 • 1901189,532 acres (767.0 km2)
 • 1961189,532 acres (767.0 km2)
Population
 • 19019,758
 • 19716,893
History
 • Created1894
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byBrecknock
StatusRural district
 • HQBrecon

In 1974 local government throughout Wales was reorganised. Under the Local Government Act 1972, Brecknock Rural District was abolished and its area was combined with a number of other local government areas to form the Borough of Brecknock, one of three districts of the new county of Powys.

Brecknock Rural District comprised the following civil parishes.[1] They are listed below using the spelling current at the times of the rural district's existence:

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51°56′49″N 3°23′28″W / 51.947°N 3.391°W / 51.947; -3.391